Long story short, had some high exhaust temps coming up H3 last week Monday and did my best to limp up the hill, got down the hill and could tell I had dropped a cylinder somehow at first I figured my coil pack clip just came off again, but that wasn't the case. Compression test showed:

125psi - 2 90psi - 1
135psi - 4 0psi - 3

It lasted 120k, couldn't ask for more. 60k stock, 25k with a vf39 and sti topmount, 20k with a 16g and 15k with a 20g, stout motor! Parting out most motor bits, so look for that in the classifieds, obviously the block and heads will be pending until they can be inspected for damage. However, the wagon is not dead! but it will be very stockish afterward. I will take some pics of what goes in!

 

Damn! sucks to see it go! so whats in the pipe? i know your not gonna sell her lol

 

sorry to hear about that ryan. sti swap?

 

Two threads huh? Clutch going and then you blow the motor? Sucks man...at least 2.5l blocks are cheap nowadays

Well comparatively speaking of course.

 

bummer

but arnt the 125 and 135 a bit low too?

I thought I remembered last time I did a compression test on my stock motor it was like 151psi or so?

 

Clutch didn't go lol, I'm going to have the motor out and its a prefect time to do the clutch also, was just asking for opinions stock vs aftermarket clutches.

120k miles and 60k of those with aftermarket abuse, my compression has been slowly going downhill for a while now as well as oil burning, pretty sure my oil rings were well worn about 20k ago.

 

I will neither confirm nor dis-confirm this statement!

 

Soorry about the lost Ryan!!

 

2JZ swap!

 

^ boxers for lyfe!

 

H6!!!

 

^ Yeah I wish. Even NA that would be damn sick.

 

If you go the STi route, don't use your WRX heads. Not worth it.

 

^^ Yes.

 

Here ya go, merge write up w/pics
Still in progress looks like, but still good.
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f128/t141...e-harness.html